TENNIS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 12 March 1928, Page 9

TENNIS.

DAVIS GUP COMMITTEE

A SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. Received 11.45 a.m. to-day. NEW YORK, March 10. Much surprise has been caused by the announcement of the Davis Cup committee that it will not adopt the suggestion of the association, and instead lias unanimously adopted a resolution “That in view of the strength of the nations challenging in the American zone, it is resolved that the association will not divide it® strength by sending a team to Europe in advance of American zone play, hut will select our strongest team to play in the American zone, in an eiiort to qualify for the inter-zone final.” This is considered to he a direct blow against Tilden. A cable message on February 11 stated: Tilden and Hunter announced to-day that they are ready to accede to the request by the Davis Cup committee to compete for the United States in either American or interzone Davis Cup play. FRANCE v. AUSTRALIA. FINAL GAMES AT PERTH. Received 11.20 a.m. to-day. PERTH, March 12. Borotra beat Patterson 6 —4, C —3; I-lopman and Crawford beat Brugnon and Boussus 6 —3, 6—2, 3 —6, 2 —6, iG —il. 'The filtial results were: Australia, two rubbers, five sets, forty-two games; France, one rubber, four sets, thirty-six games.

NORTH v. SOUTH MATCH

SOUTHERN TEAM OUTCLASSED

The South Taranaki representative t,cnnis team journeyed to New Plymouth last Saturday, when they were decisively bealten by the northerners by 21 matches and 255 games to 3 matches and 185 games. 'The matches were played on the New' Plymouth Club’s courts.

In. the men’s singles Strombom, playing third .in the North team, Avas the only player to be beaten by a Southern player, although Ballantyne Avas fully extended bv Beck, both matches going to three sets. The ladies of the Southern team Avere unable to gain a Avin in the singles, although the fifth and sixth players fully extended their opponents. The Northern representative, Miss Malcolm, Avas outstanding in her play in the ladies ’ singles. Tavo Avins and one loss were the score of North Taranaki in the men’s doubles. Playing first and second respectively for" North, Ellis and (Strombom and Berg and Unvin were compelled to play their utmost to stave off defeat by the Southerners. Torrens 'hud Jones (South) playing Ellis and Strombom at B—78 —7 had tAvo match points. Torrcns, playing one of his characteristic back-hand drives, missed the line by a fraction of an inch. The only other loss sustained by the Northerners during the day Avas in the combined doubles, Avhen (Miss Malcolm and .Strombom were defeated by Mrs Pudge and Jones. 'The following are the detailed results: — MEN’S ,SINGLES. Ellis beat Torrens 6—3, :7—5; Berg beat Jones 6 —3, <6 —4; Strombom lost to Wills 7—5, 5—6, o—6; [Ballantyne beat Beck 6—4, 3—6, 16—4; Urwin beat Morrison 6—3, 6 —2; Bennett beat Pease 6 —3, 6—'3. LADIES’ SINGLES. ' Miss M'alcolm beat, Miss Hicks 6—l, 6 —l; Mrs Berg beat .Miss Cave 7 —5, 6 —4; Miss 'Griffin beat [Mrs Budge o—4, 6—2; Miss Nutting beat Miss Pease 6—4, 6—4; (Miss McMullan beat Miss Hill 2—6, 6—2, 6—2; Mrs Weston beat Miss Wyldg 6 —4, 5 —7, 6 —4. MEN’S DOUBLES Ellis and Strombom beat Torrens and Jones 11 —9, Berg and Unvin beat Wills and Beck o—-7;i0 —-7;i .Ballantyne and Bennett lost to Morrison and Pease S —lo. LADIES ’ DOUBLES. •Misses Malcolm and Griffin beat Misses 'Cave and Hicks 9 —6; Mesdames Berg and Weston beat Miss Pease and Mrs Pudge 9—fi; Misses Nutting and McMullan beat Misses Hill and Wylds 9—4. COMBINED DOUBLES. Miss McMullan and Ellis beat Miss Hicks and Torrens 9—2; Mrs Berg and Berg beat Miss Cave and Wills 9 —6; Miss Malcolm .and Strombom lost to Mrs Rudge and Jones 11—13; Miss Griffin and Ballantyne beat Mias Pease and Pease 9—5; Mrs Weston and UrAvin beat Miss Hill and Beelc 9 —3; Miss Nutting and Bennett beat Miss WA’lds and Morrison 9—7.